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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Growing up in the fifties made me everlastingly grateful for a number of things, such as hot running water, central air conditioning, automatic dishwashers, TV remote control, the internet, personal computers (typewriters really sucked – no backspacing!), There were no personal computers. Kids walked to school.

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Are You Wasting Valuable Energy and Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Make sure you switch electrical appliances such as TVs and computers off at the power source rather than leaving them on standby. Try to fill the dishwasher or washing machine before starting the wash cycle and normally soiled clothes can be washed effectively in a washing machine at just 30C.

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Saving In Akron

Computer Accessories » Hard Drives. Computer Accessories. Sauder Stand For Flat Panel TVs Up To 42" Or 70lbs. Tech Craft 3-Way Flexible Stand For Flat Panel TVs Up to 52" or 120lbs. Bosch Dishwasher (Model # SHE3AR52UC) – $449.99. Bosch Dishwasher (Model # SHE3AR52UC) – $449.99.

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Needs vs. Wants

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A TV in every room. Our parents had TVs (most of them), but typically only one per household. TV was family entertainment and watched as a family. Many homes today have multiple TVs, some have one in pretty much every room. Personal computers. Ours is over 2200 square feet. For me, it is a business need.

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2013 Best Buy Black Friday Ad

For the Mommas

Save $150 On All MacBook Air Computers Skyfall (Blu-ray Disc) $7.99 Apple - TV $84.99 HP - Pavilion 14" Chromebook - 4GB Memory - 16GB Solid State Drive - Sparkling Black $229 HP - Pavilion TouchSmart 20" Touch-Screen All-In-One Computer - 4GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive $399.99 Nikon - Coolpix S800c 16.0-Megapixel

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